Fairy-Tale Pictures Op. 113 - Viola (or Violin) and Piano

In the summer of 1852, Vier Stücke ['Four Pieces'] for viola and piano by Robert Schumann were published under the title Märchenbilder ['Fairy-Tale Pictures'] by the Kassel publishing house Luckhardt, with a particularly expressive vignette on the titlepage. Unusual were both this title Märchenbilder, on the one hand, and the scoring with a solo viola, on the other. With the viola in a soloistic role in chamber music, Schumann?s Märchenbilder, Op. 113, offers a rather unfamiliar, but all the more delightful sound.

Table of Contents:

1. Nicht Schnell

2. Lebhaft

3. Rasch

4. Langsam mit melancholischem Ausdruck

Publisher:	Schott
Composer/Author:	Schumann, Robert
Artist:
Arranger/Editor:
Catalog Number:	VAB93
Pages:	40